landscaping in Kansas

We are starting to receive questions on whether it is best to cut back ornamental grasses in the fall or spring. As a rule,...

Many young, smooth, thin-barked trees such as honey locusts, fruit trees, ashes, oaks, maples,  lindens, and willows are susceptible to sunscald and bark cracks....

October is the month that existing beds of spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips are fertilized. If bulbs have been fertilized in the...

Late September through October is an excellent time to plant spring-flowering bulbs such as crocus, tulips, and daffodils. These plants need to develop roots...

If the severe summer weather has brought an early end to your garden, consider adding organic materials directly to the soil rather than composting....

The fall season can be an excellent time to plant trees. During the spring, soils are cold and may be so wet that low...

September. Time for crisp, cool Fall evenings. Leaves will start to fall soon, though the grass is still green. Pumpkins are on the horizon....

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture   Remember that tall fescue is a cool-season grass with most of its growing after September 1 and again in...

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture Weed control in lawns seems to be an ongoing chore!  There is no one control for all weeds,...

With all the concern about Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), many people may assume the trees are being attacked by EAB. However, EAB has only...